光陰矢のごとし

こういんやのごとし

Also written 光陰矢の如し

Meanings

1. Expression time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short

Kanji

• 光 light. Read as コウ.
• 陰 shade. Read as イン.
• 矢 arrow

Example sentences

• 光陰矢の如し。
  How time flies!
• 人々が光陰矢の如しと言うのをよく耳にする。
  We often hear people say that time flies.

Word lists

• Proverbs

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